Influence of solution concentration and salt types on the performance of reverse electrodialysis cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 494, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-160

  Zhu, Xiuping ^a   He, Weihua ^a,b   Logan, Bruce E ^a  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Ammonium bicarbonate; Membrane stack; Renewable energy; Salinity gradient energy

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; WASTE HEAT;

INTERNAL RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE STACKS; MOLAR CONCENTRATION; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY GRADIENTS; SOLUTION CONCENTRATION; SOLUTION CONDUCTIVITY;

ELECTRODIALYSIS;

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE; AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; ELECTRODIALYSIS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RECOVERY; HYDRODYNAMICS; ION EXCHANGE; ION TRANSPORT; LOW TEMPERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENEWABLE ENERGY; REVERSE ELECTRODIALYSIS; SALINITY; SOLAR ENERGY; VELOCITY;

EID: 84938861556     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.07.053     Document Type: Article

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